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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Northern Iowa · #129 · MVC · 0–0Valparaiso · #142 · MVC · 0–0Mon, Jan 18 · 8:00 PM ETAthletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN
Model line
Valparaiso −6.8
Win probability
Valparaiso 76%
Projected tempo
69.4
possessions
Site
Valparaiso home
24%Win probability76%

The model makes Valparaiso a 6.8-point favorite, winning about 76 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Northern Iowa offense vs Valparaiso defense

Northern Iowa OStatValparaiso D
63.4#362Tempo#29366.1
53.8#74eFG%#13050.5
14.4#39TOV%#16316.9
21.8#358ORB%#16930.1
25.6#362FT rate#18235.1
8.3#80Block%#14310.0
56.6#77Assist%#10949.8
54.9#612P%#19151.9
34.7#1393P%#6932.1
69.2#293FT%—
39.1#1893PA rate#26337.0

Valparaiso offense vs Northern Iowa defense

Valparaiso OStatNorthern Iowa D
66.1#293Tempo#36263.4
47.6#325eFG%#3347.5
15.7#117TOV%#9718.0
32.5#109ORB%#2526.5
39.1#80FT rate#5229.6
8.5#106Block%#1519.8
48.8#271Assist%#9249.2
45.8#3492P%#10750.2
33.9#1823P%#329.1
70.9#242FT%—
36.8#2353PA rate#9941.8

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Northern Iowa

Fri, Mar 20NSt. John's25L 53–79
Sun, Mar 8NIllinois Chicago105W 84–69
Sat, Mar 7NBradley183W 73–69
Fri, Mar 6NIllinois St.116W 74–52
Thu, Mar 5NEvansville273W 68–59

Valparaiso

Fri, Mar 6NBradley183L 84–90
Thu, Mar 5NIndiana St.212W 63–62
Sat, Feb 28AEvansville273L 79–80
Wed, Feb 25HDrake137W 74–71
Sat, Feb 21AIllinois Chicago105W 71–67